Scrub and dice potatoes. Cook in 2 cups water until soft. Mash them or puree in blender with cooking water.

Add peas and corn to the potato puree.

Heat butter in a heavy skillet and cook onions, with salt, about 5 minutes. Add other vegetables in order of appearance, sauteeing a couple of minutes after each addition. When all the veggies are tender and brightly colored, add to first mixture.

Slowly add the warm milk and seasonings to taste. Gently heat the soup through (don't cook, just heat it) and serve immediately with bread.

-- HOTTER TOMORROW. NOW LET'S GO OVER TO COOK'S CORNER. WE ARE HERE WITH MATTIE FROM THE FARMER'S MARKET. YOU ARE MAKING A SUMMER VEGGIE SOUP. WE STARTED WITH POTATOES, BOIL THEM WITH WATER, MADE THAT INTO A PUREE. TO THAT I WILL ADD SOME FRESH CORN. THE FARMERS' MARKET HAS VENDORS, THERE IS A LOT OF SWEET CORN AROUND. WE HAVE THIS BASE OF POTATO PUREE AND CORN. IT SPELLS A LOT LIKE CHOWDER. I COULD SMELL IT OVER HERE IN THE KITCHEN. THEN WE ARE GOING TO ADD MILK, OR YOU COULD ADD HALF AND HALF. OVER HERE WE HAVE SOME OF OUR EARLY SUMMER VEGETABLES, BABY CARROTS, I HAVE ADDED WHITE ONION THAT WERE RECENTLY PICKED. INSTEAD OF PEAS, I HAVE SOME GREEN BEANS CUT TO THE SIZE OF PEAS. NOW I WILL ADD SOME ZUCCHINI. EVERYONE WANTS TO GET RID OF THEIR ZUCCHINI. 3 TO 4 TABLESPOONS OF BUTTER UNTIL THE VEGETABLES ARE TENDER, NOT OVERDONE. WHEN THAT IS DONE, WE WILL ADD IT TO THE POTATO BASE, AND THEN WE WILL ADD THE MILK, AND THEN JUST MAKE SURE TO COOK IT THROUGH, I DO NOT -- HEAT IT THROUGH, DO NOT COOK IT. THEN WE ARE GOING TO ADD SOME PEPPERS, NUTMEG, AND THYME FOR SEASONING. ONCE THAT IS DONE, WE ARE GOING TO ENJOY THIS WAS SOME PEASANT BREAD FROM THE BREAD PADDLER. IS THIS THE TIME WHERE YOU GET THE WIDEST ARRAY, THE PEAK SEASON FOR VEGETABLES? I WOULD SAY YES. YOU HAVE TOMATOES, CORN, SQUASH, CUCUMBERS, LETTUCE. IT IS A GREAT TIME TO BE EATING LOCAL. AND THIS IS TAKEN OUT TO HAVE AS A MEAL? YES, IT IS VERY THICK. THIS WOULD GIVE YOU A HEALTHY MEAL WITH A BUILT A BASE, ALL THE VEGETABLES. THANKS FOR JOINING US.